Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03

soldier who was the admiration Of all
Europe. One of these Bayard brothers,
belonging to the reformed faith in France,
fed to Holland to escape religious perse-
cution. While resident there he woOed
and welded Annie, the sister OF Peter
StuyvesaRt, the doughty statesman who
afterwards became Governor OF New
Amsterdam. When the Governor arrived
in New York the BayaTds accompanied
, him. Their family had increased and
they brought with them three sons and a
daughter. Petrus, the youngest OF these
sons, was naturalzed in Maryland in 1854
He married there, and it was from this
branch of the family that the three Sena-
tors sprung.
Secretary BGyard has resided in Wash
ington quite twenty years as Congress
man, Senator and Secretary, yet he knows
fewer people, perhaps, than many public
men who have lived here One-fOurth of
that time He has always been poor
-, man, has entertained very little, and up
ITO the time he was called to the Cabinet
j ne went very little into society, though
the ladies of his family were always prom
iuent in sill social affairs. The Secretary
is very hard and constant worker, and
except at official entertainments one
rarely sees him outside his home
or office He is generally at his
desk by 3 o'clock in the morning and sell
dom leaves 1t before in the afternoon.
and it is hard work, too, that the Secre-
tary does. Now he receives foreign
legation in full dress, then q member of
Congress who wants cOnsulship, next
returned minister. Standing in the dlplo-
matte reception room you can perhaps in
an hour hear more foreign tongues
spoken than in the same space of time
anywhere else. ItTequires man OF very
ysaitd talents and requirements TO at
to the vast amount of business
ried on bY the department, and Mr..
Tard has his hands full. Frequently
does not have time to 60 TO lunch,
sends 8 mess. niger to the dairy
upd the corner for 8 biscuit and
IS Of milk which costs him 10 cents.
is the only meal he takes betTseHs
esrly breasfsst and late diunePs The
retsrv goes to and from his .home IN,
Il Officisi carriage, which is drS6Tn BY 8
zen matched pair Of bays and Is sad!Yean
Z need of a coat Of varnlsh. UsuaIIy nc Is
accompanied on these snort drives oy one
of his daughters. l have seen nlm az
home and st otice, on the cars anu III c1tS
Senate, but X was at his home surTouIleeu
by bis family that he impressed me 1SoSt
fayoraby.
Washington may be called cry Of ter.
races, Tor nowhere do you see SO many OF
them, and GsWhere do they show to sQc3
! ad7aatags./ We have the best graded
a s4cSf any American city, but IN build
: y he& we brought into being multlpll-
city of terraces The residence OF Bayarc Is
rather old fashioned brick edlhce, oultti
IN very high terrace, situated on Messa-
chusetts avenue. Taxing into consldera-
Won that the house is in the center OF the
PITY where land is valuable, there IS quite
pslge garden in front. The garden may
! said to be two stories high, for the
| terrace is adouble one and steps lead from
9ue portion to the other. Inc mouse
q bdf1t- -of dull red brick and isl
. ounted with a plaza mansard ROOF
which two small doEmer windows |
sct. The house is quite large, but /
bgh It does net front more than TWEEN
ght feet it runs back more than
lty in q series OF more or less ancient
tions. A large open perch extends
PISS the entire front, and over and
sgh The interstices OF the fancitul iron
e trees and. vines cluster and
- q hiding the French windows
irawing room. IhlS porch